QueerSpace at Belfast Pride 2009

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This year's Belfast Pride festival was a huge success, with a week of community events including public debates, arts performances, sci-fi discussions, all culminating in the Parade & Party in the Square on Saturday 1st August.

And QueerSpace was certainly in the thick of it. Our main Belfast Pride event took place on Wednesday 29th July in the Black Box. "Love... and Marriage?" was an opportunity to discuss civil partnership and gay marriage with guest speakers including Ailbhe Smyth from the National Lesbian & Gay Federation in Dublin, Reverend Chris Hudson and couples who have tied the knot themselves.

Shannon Sickels opened the evening with a moving recital of why civil partnership is so important to her and her wife Grainne.

Then the discussion was ably chaired by respected local journalist and commentator, Fionola Meredith.

But the evening had a light-hearted side too, with a performance by Quire: Belfast LGBT Singers and QueerSpace’s version of the gameshow ‘Mr & Mr/Mrs & Mrs’ with our very own Fern and Phil!!!

Thanks to Fionola and Patrick Sanders, to Shannon, Ailbhe, Chris, Isabella, David, Vincent, Geraldine, Orla and Quire for making the event so special.

Here are some photos to remember the evening by: